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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1968
Page
14
A ranger during patrols south of Danang encounters a duck killed in a potluck scene. The incident highlights the rough realities of field life for South Vietnamese soldiers and their support units. The duck’s fate underscores the hardships faced during forward operations near North Vietnamese positions.
An 11 member Chicago panel concluded in a 156 page report to Mayor Daley that the April rioting exposed deep municipal failures and a dangerous racial climate. It urged rapid National Guard mobilization, symbolic arrests, improved fire department protection, school closings after incidents, and new programs to address ghetto needs. The panel said most residents cited lack of meaningful political participation by Black residents and noted no conspiracy behind the looting and fires.
ABC news political editor Bill Lawrence, 52, collapsed after a report at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach. He was taken to St Francis Hospital in fair condition with exhaustion suspected, having survived two prior heart attacks. Other items include Jeff Fort of the Blackstone Rangers facing contempt charges, President Johnson undergoing a routine hospital checkup, the sale of the Moulin de la Tuilerie near Paris, and obituaries for Herb Lyon and Sherman Whaley.
Air cavalrymen from the 1st Air Cavalry Division swept a Viet Cong hideout in the mangrove swamps 23 miles west of Saigon. American losses were two KIA and ten wounded as helicopters faced heavy fire. Intelligence estimated up to 300 Viet Cong in the area, with mortars striking a government district HQ near Saigon.
Third party candidates filed nominating petitions by the Monday deadline for independent candidates. The Socialist Labor party lists presidential and statewide candidates with State Paul Powell and former governor Geeres Wallace. Filings open review by the State Electoral Board Aug. 10–16 before the Nov 5 election. Names filed include U S senator candidate J Archie Hargraves of Chicago and Congress, 20th district Melvin J Jones of Chatham. state rep 51st district William Cavanaugh of Springfield.
Rain will dominate the weather across much of the nation tonight with cooler conditions expected from Minnesota to the west coast. The west coast states are the principal exception to the widespread rainfall.
The Air Force launched an experimental spy satellite aboard an Atlas Agena from Cape Kennedy at 6 08 a m CDT in secrecy a rare first for five years observers noted the blaze across the sky and officials said the mission would test a system to locate military facilities and provide early warning of missile attacks. The operation marks a shift from the usual Vandenberg secrecy and polar orbits returning data for analysis.
AP reports a head-on collision of two Silver Meteor passenger trains in an orange grove near Winter Haven, injuring 12 and sending 27 to hospitals. A Seaboard Coast Line spokesman cites a possible faulty switch or dispatching error and says intensive investigation is needed.
High Monday reaches 92 with a low of 73 and overnight 75. By 10 am Monday the temperature is 86 with no precipitation since 7 am. Sunset today 8 08 Sunrise Wednesday 6 04. Lake levels show Crab Orchard 7 inches below spillway Little Grassy 4 inches below spillway Devil s Kitchen 2 inches above spillway Lake of Egypt at spillway. Pollen count below 5.
An antenna crashed from a downtown Centralia store roof, shorting three power lines and cutting electricity to thousands for hours. Illinois Power Co. noted a similar incident occurred four years earlier. Police later redirected traffic after two concrete slabs buckled at the U S 1 and Illinois 161 intersection due to heat.
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